Liz shares about an experience she had in October, 2016 when she took part in a remarkable program called Advanced Distillation Workshop at the Bozarth Mansion in Spokane, Washington. In this show, Liz shares about teachers and gives an overview of the classes offered and some of the highlights of what she learned.

Liz shares how she is tweaking the Aromatic Wisdom Podcast to make it more manageable and sustainable for her, and invites her listeners to look at their own lives to see if what they are doing is sustainable. Liz also shares some of her top professional and goals for 2017.

Enjoy the podcast! It is my sincere hope that you will feel inspired to explore essential oils deeper after listening and learn what is possible for your health and well-being when you include aromatherapy into your life.

This podcast is all about 2 different essential oils that sound the same.

Ravensara and Ravintsara.

Travel with me (virtually of course) to the lush tropical island of Madagascar to hear about these essential oils that come from the same country, but from different trees. I talk about their many therapeutic and chemical characteristics and a third essential oil that indirectly fits into this picture as well.

And, surprise, I have a special gift for you! I have put together an easy 3 page visual learning guide for Ravensara and Ravintsara and that third tree, Ho Wood. Go to aromaticwisdominstitute.com/027, scroll to the bottom the page and you will see where you can download it for free!

Enjoy the podcast! It is my sincere hope that you will feel inspired to explore essential oils deeper after listening and learn what is possible for your health and well-being when you include aromatherapy into your life.

If you have a question, please go to www.aromaticwisdominstitute.com/contact-us to submit your question with “Ask Liz” in the subject line.

To find all the links and resources mentioned in this podcast, go to www.aromaticwisdominstitute.com/027.

This week’s show is all about grief; what it is as well as the many varied situations and experiences that can send us into a state of grief.

I talk about how essential oils can help us during some of the darkest emotional times of our lives. You’ll learn a unique way to choose the right essentials oils for your particular emotional difficulty as you’re going through grief. If you, or someone you know is in a stage of grief, you’ll find this episode particularly helpful.

Enjoy the podcast. It is my sincere hope that you will feel inspired to explore essential oils deeper after listening and learn what is possible for your health and well-being when you include aromatherapy into your life.

If you have a question, please go to www.aromaticwisdominstitute.com/contact-us to submit your question with “Ask Liz” in the subject line.

To find all the links and resources mentioned in this podcast, go to aromaticwisdominstitute.com/025.

In this week’s show, I cover a lot of information related to how to safely and effectively use essential oils with children. In this episode I cover essential oil safety, what to use with kids, how much to use and some creative methods of use. If you have any children in your life, you will find this episode valuable.

Enjoy the podcast! It is my sincere hope that you will feel inspired to explore essential oils deeper after listening and learn what is possible for your health and well-being when you include aromatherapy into your life.

If you have a question you’d like to submit to the show, please go to www. aromaticwisdominstitute.com/contact-us/ to submit your question with “Ask Liz” in the subject line.

In this week's show, I'm
introducing a new format for the "Ask Liz" segment.Previously, I'd been answering
listener questions at the end of an episode, but I've decided
instead to take a listener question and devote an episode to my
answer in order to get deeper on the topic.

Today's Ask Liz question comes
from Ahsamon from Portland, Oregon who wrote and asked about
the best essential oils to address the discomfort of menstrual
cramps.

In this episode you will
learn:

What causes menstrual
cramps

Six Essential Oils that will help
with cramping, pain, inflammation and bad mood

Methods of application to help
with the discomfort during the menstrual cycle

Enjoy the podcast! It is my
sincere hope that you will feel inspired to explore essential oils
deeper after listening and learn what is possible for your health
and well-being when you include aromatherapy into your
life.

If you have a question you'd like
to submit to the show, please send an email to
liz@aromaticwisdom.com with the words "Ask Liz" in the subject
line.

In today’s episode, we'll first take a look at the importance of understanding botanical taxonomy and nomenclature and what that even means! Then you'll learn about five different species of Lavender plants and the essential oils produced by each one.

Enjoy the podcast! It is my sincere hope that you will feel inspired to explore essential oils deeper after listening and learn what is possible for your health and well-being when you include aromatherapy into your life.

In today's episode, I talk about depression; what it is, how we get it, and the symptoms of major depression.

I'll share my own story of facing a daunting episode of depression last year, and how I used essential oils and other natural therapies to pull myself out of the darkness. Then I'll give a list of great essential oils to turn to and methods of using them that can offer some welcome relief when depression hits.

Enjoy the podcast! It is my sincere hope that you will feel inspired to explore essential oils deeper after listening and learn what is possible for your health and well-being when you include aromatherapy into your life.

Last September I spoke with Kristina Bauer and Angela Ehmke, Executive Producers of the groundbreaking aromatherapy documentary called, Uncommon Scents. We chatted about this amazing venture in Episode 17.

Recently we spoke again on a conference call in which they shared the progress of the film and the very important current stage of the project: Crowdfunding. Raising funds to ensure that this aromatherapy documents does, infact, manifest. It was a great call and I learned a lot about the perks you can get when you contribute...even a little!

Enjoy the podcast! It is my sincere hope that you will feel inspired to explore essential oils and aromatherapy